Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejwiral held a review meeting on Thursday to discuss the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the national capital. After the meeting, he ordered a ban on firecrackers amid the ongoing holiday season and the increase in medical infrastructure. In a tweet, Kejriwal said that …
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After a gradual increase in Covid-19 cases in India between June and September, new cases of coronavirus infections started to decline from the third week of September. Unlike in European countries or the US, the coronavirus spike in India happened much later. But what could be the probable causes of …
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On Monday, the High Court suspended an Oct. 20 Madhya Pradesh High Court Gwalior court order restricting physical assembly during the election campaign of candidates in by-elections to 28 seats. The order was produced in an appeal presented by the Electoral Commission (EC) that said that the order of the …
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Union Minister Pratap Sarangi said on Sunday that all people in the country will receive the Covid vaccine for free, amid demand from opposition parties in the country and not just in Bihar, as announced by the BJP. The BJP’s announcement of the free Covid vaccine for Bihar, where assembly …
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NEW DELHI: In India’s steepest weekly drop yet in Covid-19 numbers, recent infections recorded this week (Oct 19-25) were nearly 16% less than the previous week’s count, while Deaths from the virus fell 19% during this period. India recorded just over 3.6 lakh of fresh cases during the week, the …
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Continuing the downward trend of active Covid-19 cases, India on Friday reported 6.95,509 active cases, the number of people infected with the virus today. In the last 24 hours, 54,366 new cases and 690 deaths have been registered. The number of active cases has seen a steady decline in the …
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India’s Bharat Biotech is in talks with more than 10 countries that have shown interest in a possible Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with a government agency, a company executive told Reuters on Friday. The Hyderabad-based company this week received initial approval from Indian authorities to conduct late-stage trials for …
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for the use of the FELUDA paper strip test, the first test developed in the country for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) based on the CRISPR gene editing tool. / Cas-9, which is likely to hit the market within a month. …
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Bihar’s Chief Deputy Minister Sushil Kumar Modi tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday afternoon. The BJP leader announced this on Twitter and said that he has been admitted to the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Patna. Modi said his parameters are perfectly normal, adding that …
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Kang warned that people still need to be careful about ongoing festivals, air pollution, and approaching winters. Coronavirus cases in the country have seen some decline since last month. The decline has occurred regardless of the ease of travel restrictions and other activities that have begun to return to normal. …
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